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WHIFPLETREE IRON.

Patented N 0v.- 17, 1885.

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OLIVER VANORMAN, OF RAOINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE'HALF TO HAS; CLARK, OF SAME PLACE.

WHlFFLETREE-|RON..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,530, dated November 17, 1885.

Application filed August 17, 1885. Serial No. 174,582.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OLIVER VANORMAN, of Racine, in the county of Racine,and in the State of WVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVhiffletree-Irons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to single and double tree irons; and it consists in certain improvements on the device patented by me on March 2-5, 1882, as will be fully described hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a transverse section through a single and a double tree embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 shows my irons in perspective and detached from the wood-work.

A is a casting, which is fitted onto the denblet-rec 1), its arm A passing around one side and under the double-tree. This casting has a flange, a, on one side or edge, and a hub, a,

in the center of its upper side.

B is another casting, which has a long arm, B, similar to the arm A, except that it projects upwardly over the single-tree b. Opposite this arm B is another arm, B between which and arm B the single-tree is grasped. Just back of arm B is a flange, O, which has a lip, c, for engaging with flange a when the parts have been put together. The casting B 0 also has an opening through its center to receive the hub a of casting A, and there is a central opening through said hub, as Well as through the ends of arms A and B to receive (No model.)

a king-bolt, D. A single-tree provided with a casting, B, is secured to a double-tree pro- 5 vided with a casting, A, by placing the singletree across the latter and about at right angles thereto,with the hub a" projecting up through casting B, and then turning the whiffletree into its proper position, when the lip 0, taking 0 under flange G, will lock the parts together, after which the king-bolt D may be inserted to make the connection secure. The draft will now be taken mostly by the hub a.

My device is simple and cheap, and at the 5 same time-reliable.

Having thus described my invention,,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

-A whiffletree-iron consisting of the double- 5o tree casting A, having central perforated hub, a, flange a, and downward and inward projecting curved arm A, in combination with the single-tree casting B, having two upward and inward projecting curved arms, B B, central perforation, and downward-depending flange O, with lip c, and king-bolt D, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, in the presence of two witnesses.

OLIVER VANORMAN.

Witnesses:

HAs. CLARK, J. R. KILBOURN, 

